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“Politics,” he would say, “is not about power. Politics is not about money. Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning. Politics is about the improvement of people’s lives.” And that’s what he tried to do every day he served in
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“After I left the White House, when Trump abandoned the Kurds in Syria, there was speculation about who he might abandon next.27 Taiwan was right near the top of the list, and would probably stay there as long as Trump remained President, not a happy prospect.”
― The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir
― The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir
“Silicon Valley has never been interested in slow and steady growth—an early winning appearance is key to the Palo Alto System.”
― Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
― Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
“Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.”
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“Trump closed by saying Lighthizer would be in charge of the deal-making, and Kushner would also be involved, at which point all the Chinese perked up and smiled. You bet.”
― The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir
― The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir
“He then, stunningly, turned the conversation to the coming US presidential election, alluding to China’s economic capability to affect the ongoing campaigns, pleading with Xi to ensure he’d win. He stressed the importance of farmers, and increased Chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome. I would print Trump’s exact words, but the government’s prepublication review process has decided otherwise.”
― The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir
― The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir
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